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title: "Generating Data"
sidebarTitle: "Generating Data"
---

## Wait for collectors to be ready

Before generating data, make sure that the collectors and applications are ready. To check this run the following command:

```bash
kubectl get pods -n default
```
```bash
kubectl get pods -n odigos-system
```

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    <img src="/images/collectors_ready.png" alt="Wait for collectors to be ready" />
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## Access frontend application and generate data

In order to access the frontend application, run the following command:

```bash
kubectl port-forward svc/frontend 8080:8080
```
    
Then, open the following URL in your browser: [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) and purchase some items.

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    <img src="/images/demo_frontend_app.png" alt="Frontend application" />
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